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Last Update:
18.12.2000
2000 
| Index |
 p 1 Microsoft and E-mail facts, figures and software |
| p 2 Domain Names and Cyberstudies |
| p 3 Failurenalia and Dotcom Backlashes |
| p 4 CyberCrimes, Music and P2P |
| p 5 Short Messaging Services and Fun Online |
| p 6 Big Deals and Who's Online |
| What's New |
| TechNews |
| WorldNews |
| AskExperts |
| SiteSeeing |
| TravelLinx |
| Telephony |
| ScheduLinx |
| e-Commerce |
| e-Trading |
| Wise & Wired |
| Daily Quiz |
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[ Inside/Out ]
Domain Names
Domain Name related issues made headlines daily this year with ICANN's approval of 7 new TLDs and the whoop-la that led up to it, arbitration and litigation of cybersquatting cases flourished and in an unprecedented hostile move by the Olympic Committee, lawyers cracked down and threatened with legal action, any domain name with the word "olympic" in it.
New TLDs
ICANN approved 7 new top level domain names on November 16. .
«.info»
«.biz»
«.pro»
«.name»
«.museum»
«.aero»
«.coop»
Bad Losers
GroupOne, who submitted «.one» to ICANN as a new TLD, is taking them to court on their decision. Rumors are that WHO will do the same for the refusal of their proposal «.health»
Bad Attitude
Three Olympic governing bodies sued 1,800 Web sites that they charged were profiting from the Games' trademarks. More on the Olympic Committee's lack of Internet Perception in n/e/tsurf's special feature "Back to the Dark Ages"
Being a Bully
Warner Brothers has threatened a 15-year-old fan of Harry Potter with legal action over her Web site harrypotterguide.co.uk. Luckily, UK newspaper The Register is defending her. Shame on Warner!
Justice at last
Adding a definitive chapter to one of the seamiest and steamiest disputes in Internet legal history, Judge James Ware ordered Stephen Michael Cohen -- the man who has claimed title to the porn site sex.com for the last five years -- to return the coveted domain name to its original owner, San Francisco entrepreneur Gary Kremen. Wired.com
Cybersquatting
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center now controls the domain dispute market, taking 68.5 per cent of all cases in November. The Syracuse University Convergence Center, which has produced a report on the whole Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy explains how they do it (basically by consistently favouring big business and celebrities over anyone else and reaping the benefit of publicity). The Register
A few high profile cases handled by Wipo
newyorktimes.com, sydneyoperahouse.com, cartier.com, alaindelon.com, Le-monde.com, isabeleadjani.com, juliaroberts.com, Madonna.com. WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center.
67
To supply more choices to those looking to label their Web sites, a number of domain name registrars have enabled users this year to register names as long as 67characters.
Fairy Tales
A day after naming an assignee to oversee the sale of its assets, Mortgage.com, sold its domain name to ABN AMRO Mortgage for $1.8 million. Internet News
Mp3audiobooks.com was sold for $8 million, the highest price ever paid for a domain. Company press release
A Silicon Valley computer consultant sold loans.com for $3 million. NYTimes
A record was broken this year when domain name beauty.cc — not ending in dot-com — was bought for: $ 1 million According to Jeff Tinsley, chief executive officer of GreatDomains.com, which brokered the deal.
Facts and Figures
About 98%of the words in Webster's English Dictionary had been registered as domain names. Boston Herald
Today there are nearly 27 million «.com», «.net» and «.org» domains registered, according to Whois.net, with an addition 1,5 million on hold.
At present, two thirds of registered Web addresses have a live site. More facts and figures in n/e/tsurf's Random Stats.
There are 5 million new web pages a day.
Cyber-Studies
n/e/tsurf's selection of some of the more, well, interesting studies published this year on the Internet or, what the Internet can do to you.
Computer Rage
The latest rage to emerge in Britain is Computer rage. As the reliance on computers in the workplace continues to grow, people in the UK are resorting to violence when their PCs break down. BBC
It's Lonely Online
A major new Study by Stanford University’s Institute for the Quantitative Study of Society finds heavy Net users isolated and lonely. Wired
Enhances relationship
According to the The Pew Internet and American Life Project, the Internet promotes communication with friends and families.
Cybersex Compulsive
A study shows 200,000 Internet users compulsively seek sexual material, a disorder referred to as cybersex compulsive. MSNBC
STD and HIV
Seeking sex on the Internet may be a potential risk factor for Sexually Transmitted Disease and HIV according to a study published in July by The Journal of the American Medical Association. Fox News
Internet Slacking
According to Surf Control, office workers who while away their time online at work, could cost businesses as much $ 35 million a year. The Guardian
Lunacy
People use the Net and chat on the phone more in the run-up to a full moon than at any other time of the month, according to the boffins at BT. The Registry
Getting a life back
According to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), millions of "ex-net surfers" around the world – 28 million in the US in the US alone, 2 million in the UK are fed up with the Internet and are logging off. The Industry Standard Europe
Surfing in pyjamas
It seems that 75 percent of surfers shop online in their pyjamas. CNN
[ contd... ]
Best of Chris Hiers
Editorial Cartoons
"Is It Really Over"
Domain Name related issues made headlines daily this year with ICANN's approval of 7 new TLDs and the whoop-la that led up to it, arbitration and litigation of cybersquatting cases flourished and in an unprecedented hostile move by the Olympic Committee, lawyers cracked down and threatened with legal action, any domain name with the word "olympic" in it.
New TLDsICANN approved 7 new top level domain names on November 16. .«.info»
«.biz»
«.pro»
«.name»
«.museum»
«.aero»
«.coop»
Bad LosersGroupOne, who submitted «.one» to ICANN as a new TLD, is taking them to court on their decision. Rumors are that WHO will do the same for the refusal of their proposal «.health»
Bad AttitudeThree Olympic governing bodies sued 1,800 Web sites that they charged were profiting from the Games' trademarks. More on the Olympic Committee's lack of Internet Perception in n/e/tsurf's special feature "Back to the Dark Ages"
Being a BullyWarner Brothers has threatened a 15-year-old fan of Harry Potter with legal action over her Web site harrypotterguide.co.uk. Luckily, UK newspaper The Register is defending her. Shame on Warner!
Justice at lastAdding a definitive chapter to one of the seamiest and steamiest disputes in Internet legal history, Judge James Ware ordered Stephen Michael Cohen -- the man who has claimed title to the porn site sex.com for the last five years -- to return the coveted domain name to its original owner, San Francisco entrepreneur Gary Kremen. Wired.com
CybersquattingWIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center now controls the domain dispute market, taking 68.5 per cent of all cases in November. The Syracuse University Convergence Center, which has produced a report on the whole Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy explains how they do it (basically by consistently favouring big business and celebrities over anyone else and reaping the benefit of publicity). The Register
A few high profile cases handled by Wiponewyorktimes.com, sydneyoperahouse.com, cartier.com, alaindelon.com, Le-monde.com, isabeleadjani.com, juliaroberts.com, Madonna.com. WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center.
67To supply more choices to those looking to label their Web sites, a number of domain name registrars have enabled users this year to register names as long as 67characters.
Fairy TalesA day after naming an assignee to oversee the sale of its assets, Mortgage.com, sold its domain name to ABN AMRO Mortgage for $1.8 million. Internet News
Mp3audiobooks.com was sold for $8 million, the highest price ever paid for a domain. Company press release
A Silicon Valley computer consultant sold loans.com for $3 million. NYTimes
A record was broken this year when domain name beauty.cc — not ending in dot-com — was bought for: $ 1 million According to Jeff Tinsley, chief executive officer of GreatDomains.com, which brokered the deal.
Facts and FiguresAbout 98%of the words in Webster's English Dictionary had been registered as domain names. Boston Herald
Today there are nearly 27 million «.com», «.net» and «.org» domains registered, according to Whois.net, with an addition 1,5 million on hold.
At present, two thirds of registered Web addresses have a live site. More facts and figures in n/e/tsurf's Random Stats.
There are 5 million new web pages a day.
Cyber-Studies
n/e/tsurf's selection of some of the more, well, interesting studies published this year on the Internet or, what the Internet can do to you.
Computer RageThe latest rage to emerge in Britain is Computer rage. As the reliance on computers in the workplace continues to grow, people in the UK are resorting to violence when their PCs break down. BBC
It's Lonely OnlineA major new Study by Stanford University’s Institute for the Quantitative Study of Society finds heavy Net users isolated and lonely. Wired
Enhances relationshipAccording to the The Pew Internet and American Life Project, the Internet promotes communication with friends and families.
Cybersex CompulsiveA study shows 200,000 Internet users compulsively seek sexual material, a disorder referred to as cybersex compulsive. MSNBC
STD and HIVSeeking sex on the Internet may be a potential risk factor for Sexually Transmitted Disease and HIV according to a study published in July by The Journal of the American Medical Association. Fox News
Internet SlackingAccording to Surf Control, office workers who while away their time online at work, could cost businesses as much $ 35 million a year. The Guardian
LunacyPeople use the Net and chat on the phone more in the run-up to a full moon than at any other time of the month, according to the boffins at BT. The Registry
Getting a life backAccording to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), millions of "ex-net surfers" around the world – 28 million in the US in the US alone, 2 million in the UK are fed up with the Internet and are logging off. The Industry Standard Europe
Surfing in pyjamasIt seems that 75 percent of surfers shop online in their pyjamas. CNN
[ contd... ]
Best of Chris Hiers
Editorial Cartoons
"Is It Really Over"
